Details of our meeting this month. Paid members will receive a Zoom invite. This meeting is online only. Details below :-

We’re very happy to have Chris Vaughan (Digital Starlab Certified Presenter and Trainer ; Senior Astronomer and Earth Scientist, AstroGeo.ca) present to us.

Presentation

‘Astronomy – The Art’

We’re very happy to have Chris Vaughan (Digital Starlab Certified Presenter and Trainer ; Senior Astronomer and Earth Scientist, AstroGeo.ca) present to us.

Presentation

‘Astronomy – The Art’

Brief :
Using real photographs and images from amateur and professional astronomers, as well as space-borne telescopes and robotic craft, we’ll take a tour, from our own backyard to the edge of the observable Universe. We’ll take time to appreciate the beauty of the images and learn about the fascinating science behind each of them. The Aurorae, the Sun, mighty Jupiter and beautiful Saturn, the most beautiful parts of our own galaxy, and peeks at our distant neighbours. All are delights for the eyes and food for thought!

Bio :
Chris Vaughan aka @AstroGeoGuy is an Astronomer and Earth Scientist. Since 1996, Chris has been delivering planetarium experiences, visiting classrooms, hosting science-themed assemblies, running science clubs, and holding stargazing parties for schools and other groups in southern Ontario. He is the author of a weekly astronomy blog for non-astronomers called Astronomy Skylights, which is read by subscribers worldwide. Chris has written stories for SkyNews, Canada’s astronomy magazine. For the website Space.com, he writes a monthly calendar of astro-events, and many columns focused on Mobile Astronomy Apps. Chris’ content is used in the popular SkySafari 6 and Star Walk 2 smartphone apps and the Starry Night software package.

Chris is an operator and tour guide for the David Dunlap Observatory’s 74″ (1.88 m) Great Telescope, a presenter in their Skylab room, and a speaker at their public programs. He regularly presents The Sky This Month at the monthly Recreational Astronomy Night meetings of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada Toronto Centre, and presents RASC’s Insider’s Guide to the Galaxy webcasts on YouTube. Chris is the recipient of the 2014 and 2022 Bertram Topham Awards for Observing, the 2013, 2014 and 2018 Andrew Elvins Awards for Promotion of Astronomy, and the 2019 Ostrander Ramsey and the 2022 Simon Newcomb Award for Astronomical Writing from the RASC. In 2018, Chris was awarded the Reach for the Stars Award from the City of Markham in recognition of his promotion of astronomy and fight against light pollution in Thornhill. In 2021, Chris co-authored the bestselling book 110 Things to See With a Telescope.